Wine websites get mixed reviews
Wine.com “is like a warehouse store that people can visit. We’re just online,” Rich Bergsund said. “What Zappos did for shoes, we’re doing for wine.”
January 17, 2012
Web wine option: The giant wine website Wine.com can now legally ship to Texas. There are more than 13,000 wines in its inventory and the site claims to have more 90-point, under-$20 choices than its competition. The site also offers business gift-giving services and $49 shipping for an entire year. And, you can shop via your iPad or smartphone.
January 3, 2012
It’s enough to burst your bubble– the price of Champagne is going up in 2012. So what’s behind this not-so-sparkling price spike? And more importantly, what can consumers do… besides stocking up?
Wine.Com’s Gwendolyn Osborn is giving GalTime the inside scoop on how to get your Champagne “fix”… but not fizzle out your bank account.
December 26, 2011
Wine retailers in the Dayton area and across the country are toasting a resurgence in interest in champagne and other sparkling wines as they gear up for what they hope is an effervescent Christmas and New Year’s Eve shopping season.
December 20, 2011
And if you have champagne tastes but a Boones Farm budget? Buy the fruit of the vine online. A discount comes in handy at this time of year, given the expenses associated with the holidays. In the next couple of weeks you might be:
December 20, 2011
The economy may be in a funk and consumer spending in a slump, but there’s one glass that seems to be more than half full — flutes of Champagne to be precise. After seeing sales tumble as the recession hit, Champagne shipments were up nearly 22 percent comparing the first six months of this year to the same period in 2010, with a total of 7.5 million bottles shipped to the U.S. as of June, according to the Washington-based Champagne Bureau.
December 13, 2011
You’re Newlyweds:
Your strategy: You’re in it for the long haul, and that’s something to celebrate. Having special bottles of wine to enjoy on the next holiday is a fun way to look forward to your marriage standing the test of time. Try this set of top-quality California reds: Enjoy the Twomey Cellars’ textured Merlot this year, and open the Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon right around your 10th anniversary, when it should hit its peak.
December 12, 2011
When you can’t recall if it was Chardonnay or Cabernet that she prefers, this is the smart gift–giving solution. Meant for the holiday hostess who enjoys handpicking and ordering her bottle after the company has gone home.
December 11, 2011
TABC Approves Online Wine Sales for Wine.com
Just in time for the holiday season, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) has issued a Winery Permit to the new Wine.com location in Houston, Texas. This will enable Texans to purchase and ship wine and wine-related gifts all over the state.
December 2, 2011
Just in time for the holiday season, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) has issued a Winery Permit to the new Wine.com location in Houston, Texas. This will enable Texans to purchase and ship wine and wine-related gifts all over the state.
December 2, 2011
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has cleared Wine.com to resume shipping to its 30,000 customers across Texas, putting an end to a permitting dispute that halted sales here back in October.
December 2, 2011
The Wine Curmudgeon Blog
The wine glut that has held prices down for the past couple of years hasn’t completely gone away, and holiday wine prices — with a couple of notable exceptions — should remain competitive. Which means there will be bargains for shoppers willing to do a bit of work.
December 1, 2011
Retailers of every shape and size
are hoping to cash in during this always-important holiday season. Among those
hoping to end the year with a bang is the nation’s largest online wine
distributor, for whom the holiday season is always crucial period.
November 30, 2011
Brut Gold Champagne, Armand de Brignac
“Jay-Z has a head for business, a soul for poetry, and a taste for luxury. He sent me this glorious Champagne, and I’ve since sent 25 cases to friends.” – Oprah
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/gift/Brut-Gold-Champagne-Armand-de-Brignac?editors_pick_id=34314#ixzz1dw8Dflej
December, 2011
Serving wine on the tablet wins over shoppers at Wine.com
While fine-tuning its mobile commerce site to woo shoppers on smartphones, Wine.com is winning over wine lovers who prefer shopping on tablet computers.
November 30, 2011
Drinking and texting? Bad idea.
Buying wine with your smartphone? More popular than you might expect.
According to Cam Fortin, Mobile Website Project Manager at wine.com, 8% of the popular wine buying site’s web traffic comes from mobile phones. An additional 5-6% comes from tablets. That’s no small feat considering the average iPad order value is 50% higher than the site average.
November 22, 2011
Here’s one way to avoid getting trampled by bargain-hunting hordes knocking down store doors on Black Friday: Online deals service LivingSocial is unveiling a slew of bargains for the holidays that are just a couple of mouse clicks away.
November 21, 2011
Gogo’s ‘Flybuy Wednesday’ in-air shopping specials
Gogo’s in-air store will be available through the holidays, from November 23 through New Years. Special in-flight only holiday discounts and offers include Barnes & Noble, BestBuy.com, FTD.com, Harry & David, hayneedle.com, jcpenney, Lobster Gram, Macy’s, Omaha Steaks, Wine.com and more (retailers and offers may vary based on airline).
November 18, 2011
FlyBuy Wednesday has the deal for air travelers: free access
Black Friday or Cyber Monday has nothing on “FlyBuy Wednesday” when Gogo, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity has a special deal for passengers traveling onboard the more than 1,200 Gogo-equipped aircraft this holiday season: Free In-flight Internet access.
The online store features special holiday discounts and in-air only exclusives from retailers including Barnes & Noble, BestBuy.com, FTD.com, Harry & David, hayneedle.com, jcpenney, Lobster Gram, Macy’s, Omaha Steaks, Wine.com and more.
November 17, 2011
Maybe mobile wine shopping isn’t such a lame idea after all
Last November 3% of shoppers on Wine.com were on smartphones; this year it’s up to 8%. However, the conversion rate for smartphone shoppers is only 1%. With a sharply increasing number of customers using smartphones who have to pinch and zoom their way through an e-commerce site on a mobile device, Wine.com Inc. decided it was time for a mobile commerce site.
November 15, 2011
Wine.com seeks to better mobile conversion with a newly optimized smartphone site
Last November 3% of shoppers on Wine.com were on smartphones; this year it’s up to 8%. However, the conversion rate for smartphone shoppers is only 1%. With a sharply increasing number of customers using smartphones who have to pinch and zoom their way through an e-commerce site on a mobile device, Wine.com Inc. decided it was time for a mobile commerce site.
November 15, 2011
Better Late Than Never: Wine.com Gets A Mobile Website
Today, the online retailer for wine enthusiasts (with the killer domain name) Wine.com is finally launching a mobile site at m.wine.com. Like its desktop-sized counterpart, the new site allows customers full access to Wine.com’s inventory of wine, gifts and accessories, site search with filtering, product details, account management, and of course, the ability to make purchases from your mobile device.
November 15, 2011
“Flash” Wine Sites Proliferate As Consumers Search The Internet For Better Deals
On a recent Monday, website winebandwagon.com was selling Riverbench Chardonnay for $15, with a three-bottle minimum purchase. Wine.woot.com was offering five-packs of Silverado Vineyards 2009 Sauvignon Blanc for $59.99. At WineShopper.com, selections included a Novelty Hill 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon at $14.99—40% below the suggested retail price.
November 15, 2011
Wine.com hires Kenton Chow as first chief financial officer
Online wine seller Wine.com, Inc. hired Kenton Chow as its first chief financial officer.
Chow’s job at the San Francisco company will include finance, raising money, talking to investors, and looking into mergers and acquisitions.
October 18, 2011
Wine.com reports iPads accounted for 7% of Q2 sales
Wine.com Inc, a privately held e-retailer, reported second quarter sales from Apple iPads were more than 7% of revenue and growing. Exact sales amounts in dollars were not disclosed.
October 12, 2011
Thirsty Thursday – Farmers Market Sips
Pull out the sweatshirts and scarves—cool temps bring fall’s freshest produce from crisp apples and hearty squash to juicy tomatoes. Savor the eats with a glass of just the right vino!
September 29, 2011
Wine.com Receives Top Rating for Customer Service from STELLAService
Wine.com, the #1 online wine retailer, today announced that it received an “ELITE” rating for online customer service from teh independent customer service ratings agency, STELLAService.
Steptember 27, 2011
Wine Enthusiast’s Annual Wine Star Awards
Each year, the editors of Wine Enthusiast Magazine honor outstanding achievement in the wine world, in that given year and over time. Here, we present the nominees in each of the categories. The winners will be announced in our December 15th issue, and the honorees will be presented their awards at a gala black-tie dinner in New York City in January 2012.
August 26, 2011
Thirsty Thursday – Warm Weather Wines
Found—refreshing pours for any summer meal. No need to stow away your stemware when the weather calls for light summer meals.
August 18, 2011
Bloomberg West interviews Wine.com CEO, Rich Bergsund
Wine.com is Toasting its first profits. How did CEO, Rich Bergsund and his fantastic team turn the company around? Watch the video here.
August 3, 2011
No Sour Grapes Here: Wine.com Battles the Heat
When a heat wave grips the nation, “temperature management” becomes an issue for anyone looking to stay comfortable. But when your business involves shipping heat-sensitive items, it takes on a whole new meaning. Such is the case for Wine.com, one of the nation’s largest online wine retailers, which shipped more than 2 million bottles in the past 12 months.
July 28, 2011
Success in a Bottle: Wine Sites Finally Start to Win Over Web
Thanks to more states opening borders to shipments and the success of daily-deals sites, category has improved with age. From soil to sip, it takes a long time to make the finest wine. So it’s fitting that the industry’s journey to online buying has been a slow one, marked by legal and legislative hurdles that have scared away some of the biggest retail players.
July 25, 2011
Wine.com Voted Best Online Retailer
The San Francisco-based site came top with a ranking of 16 out of 20 in a survey that asked 3,000 wine drinkers to test the user-friendliness of 29 wine websites around the world.
June 27, 2011
Wine.com says it made a profit
Online wine seller Wine.com Inc. said its sales jumped 25 percent in the year ended March, and that it made a profit for the first time.
June 7, 2011
Wine.com boasts 25% growth in annual web sales
Wine merchant Wine.com Inc. found the right blend for its e-commerce business in fiscal 2011. The web-only retailer reported that it reached $56 million in sales for the year ended March 31, a 25% increase from the prior year.
June 7, 2011
Wine.com, the leading online wine retailer, today reported financial results for its 2011 fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
June 6, 2011
It’s Baaack: Wine.com Shopping for $10M to $15M — Exclusive
It’s been an astonishingly long and bumpy ride, but finally, Wine.com is making a claim for the first time in its 13-year history: It’s profitable.
June 1, 2011
Wine.com sees revenue rise as competitors fall
Wine.com, which has had its ups and downs over the last 13 years, is on an upswing. The San Francisco-based online wine and gift basket seller’s revenue in fiscal 2011, which ended March 31, jumped more than 24 percent to $56 million, and CEO Rich Bergsund is projecting a 20 percent to 25 percent spike in revenue for this year.
May 20, 2011
Wine.com is the #1 Internet Wine Retailer for the seventh year in a row
Wine.com ranks #239 on the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide 2011 Edition and #14 in the Food/Drug Category.
May 2011
How to Find the Wines you Want
Wine Enthusiast names Wine.com one of the “Major Web players” to help you find the wines you want.
May 2011
Leading Flash Sales Sites Identified
WineShopper offers one to five products at a time, with five to six offers usually live at any one time. It is affiliated with Wine.com and touts heavy discounting from known brands, which are balanced between imports and domestic wines.
February 2, 2011
Aliso Viejo-based e-commerce retailer Buy.com is expanding into wine sales, the firm said today, via a partnership with Wine.com. According to Buy.com, the new online wine shop with include hundreds of wines from all regions and varietals, offering nearly 1,500 listings in the new wine store.
January 6, 2011
Champagne Or Sparkling Wine? Affordable Bubbly Choices
I have some friends who insist on the good stuff when it comes to champagne and others who really don’t care what it tastes like as long as they have something bubbly to toast with. I thought I’d take this opportunity for a champagne vs. sparkling wine discussion with some help from wine.com, and some suggestions for affordable bubbly.
December 31, 2010
Living Social announces top deals of 2010
D.C.-based LivingSocial, the discount coupon dispensing website, has recapped its most popular deals of the year with a list dominated by food and drink. LivingSocial’s best-selling deal of the year was a coupon for $60 worth of wine for $30 from wine.com. Offered nationwide, LivingSocial sold 14,366 of the coupons amounting to almost 57,000 bottles of wine.
December 30, 2010
Champagne Alternatives for New Year’s Eve
Gwendolyn Osborn talks to Brooke Carlson on Fox12′s Better Portland about great bubblies to help ring in the New Year.
December 28, 2010
Consumers have spent $27.46 billion since Nov. 1, representing a 12% increase in online holiday sales from the same period last year, according to web measurement firm comScore Inc. Sales for the week of Dec. 10-17 alone topped $5.15 billion, making it the strongest online sales week ever.
December 20, 2010
Entertaining is a huge part of the holiday season, and gifts of wine tend to be among the most popular choices. That’s because wine shows thought without being overly personal, it’s easy to transport to the office or to clients, and is a sure crowd-pleaser at a party. But selecting just the right bottle can feel like a daunting task. Red or white? Domestic or international? Expensive or cheap? Portfolio.com sought the help and advice of three very different types of wine merchants: Kobrand, a wine and spirits importer; Wine.com, an online retailer; and Tinto Fino, a small specialty wine store.
December 17, 2010
Free Shipping Day 2010 Gift Ideas for the Whole Family
So congratulations on your successful Christmas gift-buying procrastination, but now it’s time to get moving. The one-day only free shipping event means you can check off everyone on your shopping list, and not pay a dime in shipping. No malls, no shipping fees, and finish your holiday shopping! Sounds pretty good. Even better, we’ve asked the folks behind Free Shipping Day to provide us some free shipping day gift ideas for everyone on your list, and wow, did they deliver. No doubt, you’ll find great gifts for the whole family and more.
December 16, 2010
Stock the ultimate holiday bar on the cheap
It’s the season of giving, but damn—do we really need to give our friends $500 worth of alcohol for a few hours of entertaining? Follow these tips for a fully stocked bar for around $100.
Big House Red isn’t the most nuanced—or original—wine you’ll ever serve. But at $18 for three liters at wine.com (which equals four $4.50 bottles of wine), who’s going to complain?
December 16, 2010
How to Personalize Customer Service: “It’s Personal, It’s Business”
According to research, 78% of consumers say their most satisfying experience occurred because of a capable and competent customer service representative.
December 14, 2010
“Wine.com for iPad” for iOS Now Available on the App Store
Wine.com for iPad, developed by 2010 Wine.com, is now available from the App Store and has made Apple’s Top 300 iPad/iPod applications list. The app was last released on November 12, 2010 and sells for Free.
December 14, 2010
Is it Time to Invest in Fine Wine?
For those clients who want to have their investments and drink them, too, wine futures could merit some consideration. The Liv-ex 100 Fine Wine Investables Index, which tracks the price movements of the 100 most sought-after fine wines with active secondary markets, is up close to 40% year to date.
December 12, 2010
Wine magazines dead? I don’t think so
And as proof I offer Wine.com’s #1 wine of the year, Cambria 2006 Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir, from the Santa Maria Valley.
December 8, 2010
Wine.com toasts the holidays with an iPad app
With its eye on the holiday shopping season, Wine.com Inc. has launched an iPad app that enables consumers to research, browse and buy wine through an optimized interface for the tablet PC that makes shopping on the iPad different from on the Wine.com e-commerce site or iPhone app.
November 17, 2010
Ladies Home Journal Gift Guide Giveaway
Yes we realize that it’s a bit silly to give away—in advance—our suggestions for last-minute gifts. But there’s some really good stuff here, and we didn’t want you to miss out on another prize package of fun holiday prezzies.
November 15, 2010
The holidays are approaching and what could be more fun for than an interactive wine tasting party? A successful wine tasting party begins with a great theme, encourages conversation and mingling and in the end, everyone gets in the party spirit and learns a little something.
October 28, 2010
iVillage “Of the Month” Club Roundup
We’ve got something for even the pickiest wine connoisseur with Wine.com’s 90 Point Rated Wine Club. Each month, the recipient of this gift will receive two ultra premium red wines that were rated 90-plus within the last two vintages. Available in 3-, 6- or 12-month memberships.
October 26, 2010
EBay iPad users spend 50pc more than PC Web users
An eBay executive said that the average spend via its iPad application is 50 percent higher than the PC Web average during a panel at the National Retail Federation’s Shop.org conference.
September 29, 2010
Wine.com finds loyal customers through the iPad
Two months after introducing an iPad app, Wine.com has found that shoppers using the Apple Inc. tablet computer tend to buy wine for themselves more often than buying it as gifts.
September 28, 2010
Pinot (blanc) and pasta… and more!
It was time once again to go “drawer diving.” As in the desk drawers, where my cohorts Sweet and Dry hoard the bottles of wine the Swirl Girls are sent for possible review. So I dug in and came out with a wine I’d never tried before, from a winery I didn’t know.
August 6, 2010
Fruit Ninja HD among this week’s great iPad apps
I probably didn’t need to know how easy the Wine.com app (free) would make it for me to order wine for home delivery. Browse for wines by rating, type, region, style, and more.
July 20, 2010
Summer Wines That Don’t Break the Bank
Gwendolyn Osborn talks to Brooke Carlson on Fox12 Portland about great summer wines that are easy on the wallet.
July 15, 2010
Wine.com Launches Deal of the Day Site
Wine is not the most inexpensive habit to indulge in. So when I learn about new ways to save on high-quality, top-rated wines, my interest is understandably piqued. As it was last week with the launch of WineShopper.com.
June 29, 2010
Wine.com gets in on the daily deal trend
Following the success of web retailers such as Gilt Groupe and Rue La La, Wine.com has launched WineShopper.com, a members-only, daily flash-sale site for premium wines.
June 23, 2010
A Deal of the Day on Wine, in Your Inbox
For wine connoisseurs, finding a good deal on an unusual bottle is part of the fun, so it is no surprise that wine is the latest luxury item to join the private sale rush. On Monday, Wine.com, the big wine e-commerce site, will start WineShopper, a members-only site with limited-time sales on select bottles of wine.
June 21, 2010
Wine.com Launches Flash-Sale Site WineShopper.com
It is about time that the members-only flash sale has come to the most popular virtual source for vino. What Tablet Hotel’s private sales are to lodging, Wine.com’s has launched WineShopper.com will be the same for premium wines and champagnes: a place to buy the finest fermented elixirs at up to 70% off during a 72-hour window… or until they sell out.
June 21, 2010
NBC The Today Show: Wedding Gifts
Women’s Day editor-in-chief, Elizabeth Mayhew, talks to Ann Curry about Wine.com’s Wedding Milestone Trio as a great gift for the happy couple.
June 10, 2010
South Florida Today NBC-Miami: Wines that Taste Good in a Plastic Cup
Gwendolyn Osborn appears on South Florida today, talking with Trina about great summer wines under $15 that won’t break the piggy bank.
June 10, 2010
Napa Wine Gains 49% from ‘Abyss’ as Auction Raises $8.5 Million
Retail stores in the U.S. show price erosion for Napa wines. A 2006 Groth Reserve Oakville cabernet sauvignon rated 95 points out of 100 by Wine Spectator magazine lists for $90, down from $140, at K&L Wine Merchants in California. The 2006 Dominus Estate Napa Valley Bordeaux blend is $100, off from the original $130, at Web retailer Wine.com.
June 8, 2010
When it comes to getting gifts, my dad’s requests usually vary from the oh-so-creative “nothing” to the super-practical “save your money.”
June 3, 2010
To say that the holidays spike sales is a huge understatement at Wine.com, where customer traffic and orders surge 1,000% during the Christmas shopping season—and account for 80% of annual sales.
May 27, 2010
E-retailer Wine.com launched a mobile app right before Christmas that lets its customers save favorite wines in virtual cellars, create shopping lists, and view winemaker notes and label images. More than 100,000 consumers have downloaded the app, which is good for extending the Wine.com brand, says Amy Kennedy, vice president of marketing. But the success poses the question of improving the app, for instance, making it easier for consumers to use it to make purchases through their smartphones.
May 27, 2010
Of Wine and Wall Street: Wine.com Announces Bordeaux Futures Program
If you’re a fan of Bordeaux, numerous vintage reports have ranked the 2009 vintage as being superb – one commentator went so far as to ask if it weren’t the best vintage in 60 years. Your job now is to make sure you can actually get one of the finer bottles, and help has arrived in the form of Wine.com’s 2009 Bordeaux Futures Program.
May 8, 2010
Gwendolyn Osborn, Wine.com Wine Expert, recommends sustainable, organic, and biodynamic wines perfect for Spring and just in time for Earth Day.
April 21, 2010
How Wine.com is getting a better return on corporate gift sales marketing
With about 80% of its corporate gift sales coming in November and December, Wine.com’s corporate sales department spends much of the year searching for customers. A new database tool is making that search more productive, director of corporate sales Maile Cooper says.
April 13, 2010
To aid in the relief efforts, online retailer Wine.com has put together a list of Chilean wines under $25 and will donate $100 for every twelve bottles they sell for the rest of this month.
March 18, 2010
OK, so this isn’t our normal thing, but we felt that it was only right to fill you all in on this excellent opportunity to 1. drink a lot of wine and 2. contribute to a worthy cause.
March 10, 2010
For the wine lover. You can visit Wine.com for a huge selection of wines & other great gift ideas.
March 7, 2010
Chile Wine Industry Prices Earthquake Damage At $250 Million
The crushing earthquake in Chile cost its prestigious wine industry $250 million so far, a relatively small amount compared to the size of the industry, which is expected to bounce back and start shipping soon.
March 3, 2010
A Fashionable Way to Sell Wine
Know what might work well with that Marc Jacobs parka in your shopping cart? A discounted bottle of Champagne.
March 1, 2010
America’s best sommeliers and wine merchants reveal their favorite bargain bottles. The best part? You can buy them all online!
February 2010
Affordable Champagne Alternatives
Gwendolyn Osborn, Wine.com Wine Expert, recommends champagne alternatives that are easy on the wallet!
February 10, 2010
Gwendolyn Osborn, Wine.com Wine Expert, gives advice to Brides planning wine for their wedding!
February 2010
New York Times Magazine: Samurai Shopper – Seeing Red
You can toast your Valentine with Champagne, Mr. and Mrs. Boring, but I’m gunning for a big, fat, plummy/spicy Aussie shiraz to seal the deal: find Mollydooker’s 2007 “Carnival of Love” at www.wine.com.
February 8, 2010
Avoiding “America’s Biggest Rip-offs”
Wine at Restaurants. You can whip out your smartphone at the restaurant and see what Wine.com to see just how steep the markup is on the wine list.
February 4, 2010
Wine.com “By Appointment Only”
Many a gift is made that much more compelling by the addition of a bottle of wine. So when the opportunity arises to give a gift that is sprinkled with phrases like “private” and “VIP” and “Napa,” and that gift comes with not one, but three, bottles of distinguished ambrosia — well, it begins to look like a little bit of attention might be in order.
January 5, 2010
Wine.com Publishes its Top 100 Wines of 2009
It’s not that you could ever be accused of running with the herd. However, when we’re talking about the choices of several million people, and those choices concern several million bottles of wine, well, it couldn’t hurt to lend one little ear to the vox populi.
December 24, 2009
We recently had our office holiday party, which had me thinking about wine, and that led me to recall a meeting I had awhile back with the people from Wine.com, visiting us in New York from San Francisco. See how one thing leads inevitably to another? Anyway, at the time I was quite impressed with the quality of the company’s wares.
December 23, 2009
Wine.com Makes the Crimson Elixir “By Appointment Only”
Many a gift is made that much more compelling by the addition of a bottle of wine. So when the opportunity arises to give a gift that is sprinkled with phrases like “private” and “VIP” and “Napa,” and that gift comes with not one, but three, bottles of distinguished ambrosia.
December 18, 2009
Wine.com, a popular wine retailer with a fantastic domain name, is launching its own free iPhone app to help wine lovers everywhere find the perfect bottle.
December 12, 2009
The ideas below offer a real diverse selection of options and they all are earth-friendly in either their ingredients, packaging, business practices or all three.
Wine.com – the world’s largest online wine retailer — has a great earth-friendly and wallet-friendly gift pack called the Eco Wine Trio.
December 8, 2009
Go greener with your holiday spirits
Eco wine trio – Wine.com’s trio of reds with a reduced carbon footprint.
December 7, 2009
Four Washington state wines in Wine.com’s best-seller list
Four wines from Washington state, including two from Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, are listed on online wine retailer Wine.com’s top 100 list, which is based on customer preferences of wines from around the world.
December 2, 2009
Wine.com: Get to Know your Customers
This online retailer uses technology to deliver an enjoyable shopping experience to its customers.Rich Bergsund, CEO of San Francisco, Calif.-based Wine.com, said his team’s overall strategy is the same now, despite a down economy, as it has always been. “In any economic climate, the most important aspect of our strategy is to know who our customers are. From there, we can do our best to be great at providing them with the experience they want,” he said.
December 1, 2009
Retailers’ websites are getting smarter about shoppers
Wine.com faced the daunting task of designing a site for a customer base with varying wine tastes and experience. The site already has an online community for users to share reviews. In August, it introduced new recommendation tools and a way to sort visitors into three categories: casual, connoisseur and gift-giver.
December 1, 2009
Retailers, technology companies looking to avoid ‘creepy factor’ in figuring out what consumers want
Wine.com faced the daunting task of designing a site for a customer base with a wide variation in wine tastes and experience. The site already has an online community for users to share reviews.
November 31, 2009
Wine.com: The Eco Wine Trio, exclusively for Wine.com, includes three earth-friendly wines: a fruit-forward Merlot, a lush Rhône red and a bright fruity Pinot Noir are brought to you in a 100% recycled and recyclable gift box
November 21, 2009
Eco-Friendly Bottles and Budget-Friendly Wines
The tree huggers on your Christmas list will give you a big hug for the Eco Wine Trio, a threesome of good reds packaged in lightweight, shatterproof 100-percent recyclable PET bottles.
November 19, 2009
What to drink with sushi and sashimi — dining out and at home
Gwendolyn Osborn, who writes a wine blog for Wine.com, chooses King Estate Pinot Gris, 2007, $14. “This Oregon Pinot Gris has ripe, tropical fruit balanced by zippy acidity,” she said. “It is a perfect match for the mix of salty and spicy in a Bento Box.”
November 12, 2009
Great Gift Idea: Wine in a Box
This would be a great gift idea for your bridal party, parents, or anyone else who loves drinking wine! You could put together your own selections of wine or you can purchase one of Wine.com’s preselected gift sets. Even better, they have gifts under $40 (plus shipping).
October 22, 2009
Prices have dropped in the fine wine market due to the recession. Oenophiles can celebrate with these exceptional wines that have been discounted.
September 25, 2009
Internet Retailer Top 500 Retail Web Sites
Wine.com was ranked the #1 online wine retailer for the fifth year in a row by Internet Retailer Magazine in its annual rankings based on revenue. Wine.com placed #15 in the food and drug category, and #218 overall in the Top 500 Guide of e-retailers, 2009 edition.
September 25, 2009
Chances are you’ll be needing some wine for your wedding reception. Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir or Rioja—how do you decide when there’s so much to know? Enter wine.com. There are so many good tidbits to share that I’ve taken it upon myself to put together a little top 10 list for you. You’re welcome.
August 19, 2009
What kind of wine are you and what should you be shopping for?
July, 2009
What’s Wrong With Wine on the Web – Some Who Do It Right
Wine.com – The granddaddy of Internet wine sites, based in San Francisco. The site itself is a pleasure to use, with a great deal of information easily presented. It’s very easy to order from – kind of an Amazon.com of wine.
April 11, 2009
Why not resolve to let 2009 be the year you learn to pair food and wine like a pro? Wolfert’s next e-mail mentioned two somewhat less expensive options: a 2004 Vall Llach Idus ($50 at Wine.com).
December 31, 2008